This volume is the first full-scale biography of Robert M. La Follette, Jr., heir to the political dynasty that wielded great power both in Wisconsin and the nation. Using the massive collection of family papers only recently opened to scholars, interviews with people who worked with La Follette, and manuscript papers, Patrick J. Maney provides a revealing portrait of 'Young Bob', showing with honesty and clarity his successes and failures
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324) and index